# N8501Z: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: January 14, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8501Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8501Z

## Aircraft that carried N8501Z

- [Cancelled 2023-01-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8501Z-2023-01-14): Piper J4A, S/N 4-1231, built 1940. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Sultan, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Sultan)

## NTSB investigations on N8501Z (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN21LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA242), May 30, 2021: Piper J4A (N8501Z), Omaha, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a blocked fuel tank cap vent hole, which resulted in fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the mechanic’s and the pilot’s inadequate inspections of the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8501Z (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20210530009419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210530009419A), May 30, 2021: Piper J4A (N8501Z), Omaha, NE, Substantial damage. On may 30, 2021 at approximately 0945 central daylight time, a Piper J4A airplane was substantially damage due to impact with terrain shortly after takeoff at…

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